SPECIAL EDITION -- The Friday Facts - A Publication of Dairylea Cooperative Inc. & Dairy Farmers of America's Northeast Council July 1, 2003, Vol. 8 No. 27 For...
Hamby Dairy Supply will have a booth at the following Farm Shows this year: ADGA National dairy goat show in Des Moines Iowa, July 12 to July 18. Free computer...
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Brian Caldwell
education@...
Jul 7, 2003 1:48 pm
Hi folks, You can still listen to this online, at the metrofarm website. If the link below doesn't work, just go to www.metrofarm.com A FOOD CHAIN RELEASE...
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Dave Johnson
provident@...
Jul 11, 2003 12:48 am
Hi Bill, Hope all is well in NY. Enjoying a great grazing year but a late hay harvest here. Say I have this recollection of discussing the use of the farmbill...
Hello, I have recently joined your group for two reasons. I am very interested, and support organic foods. Also, I am a student at Woodbury College. I am...
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Richard Bradley
mcdonald@...
Jul 11, 2003 10:43 am
Deanna, Your report is very well done and I enjoyed reading it. Thank you for sharing. The cost to convert from conventional farming to organic will very...
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Lisa McCrory
lmccrory@...
Jul 11, 2003 12:04 pm
ATTRA Web Site Debuts New Service Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA), the national sustainable agriculture information service of the...
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Russ Thompson
pmfb@...
Jul 11, 2003 1:10 pm
Why would you take your land out of the programs? I converted all of my farm to rotational grazed pasture and not only did I continue to receive the AMPTA...
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Brian Caldwell
education@...
Jul 11, 2003 2:15 pm
July 10, 2003 Farmers can work together to protect organic prices By Richard A. Levins I recently asked a dairy farmer why he had converted to organic ...
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Richard Bradley
mcdonald@...
Jul 11, 2003 2:25 pm
Russ, I am not very knowledgeable in regards to the different type of programs available to farmers, I should have been more specific. In doing reviews of...
Deanna I agree with Richard that those costs vary from farm to farm. Here is British Columbia Canada the provincial government developed a transitioning to...
There is also IaCornell publication that helps organize transition costs on an individual farm basis. It is designed for dairies but is useful for any farm....
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Russ Thompson
pmfb@...
Jul 11, 2003 5:34 pm
... Organic farmers are qualify for all he same government agriculture subsidies that other farmers qualify for. The AMPTA program has expired but it used to...
Does anyone know about Kris and Paul Stecker's methods (see article below) of keeping calves with mothers? What would be the implications in Johne's ...
Interesting reading, Deanna. One thing that occurred to me, though, sort of combines a tangible monetary cost as well as a less tangible time cost. Even...
Hello I would like to thank everyone for giving me such useful information. It even cleared up some other issues that I had with my paper. I do have to say...
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Loyal Martin
loyalanesha@...
Jul 16, 2003 3:03 am
Any ideas on organic fly control would be appreciated. -Loyal Martin...
Loyal, check with your certifying agency on the ingredients, but here are a few ideas: 1. A company called Crystal Creek out of Trego, Wisconsin 1888-376-6777...
For immediate release Contact Helen Husher 802/656-0554 helen.husher@... Sustainable Agriculture Grants for Northeast Farmers Farmers in the Northeast who...
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Diane Schivera
dianes@...
Jul 17, 2003 7:58 pm
Here is a recipe for fly spray, it will make a small bottle of expensive citronella oil go alot further. Fly Spray 1 cup vegetable oil 2 cups vinegar 1 cup...
Thanks Diane, I will get this out to our producer partners. It is one of the most common questions asked when I am visiting. Have you ever used cedar...
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Lisa McCrory
lmccrory@...
Jul 19, 2003 3:32 pm
Brian - I am forwarding your questions to the ODAIRY discussion list where I hope that you get a lot of feedback from the producers that participate on the...
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Diane Schivera
dianes@...
Jul 23, 2003 1:49 pm
Hi, Yes both those oils are listed as insect repellents Lemon oil is another good one that is often used in human insect repellents these days. It smells...
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Brian Caldwell
education@...
Jul 24, 2003 12:39 pm
Tom Frantzen keynote speaker at 2nd Annual New York Organic Crops and Soils Field Day. August 12th -- (Tuesday) Geneva, NY, 9:30AM to 5PM. Morning session at...
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Lisa McCrory
lmccrory@...
Jul 26, 2003 8:29 pm
For Sale On-The-Hoof 2 Holstein steers, GRASSFED, NO GRAIN Age: 21 months each Weight: approximately 1400-1600 lbs each Ready to go! I bet they are tastey! ...
... Fly Predators! http://spalding-labs.com/ They're wonderful. If you use them, just be sure to order enough to cover the number of animals you have. And for...
Hi, I'm a newbie on the list, and although I don't have an operating dairy herd yet, I'm trying to stay away from commercial fertilizers to keep my options...
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charlie taplin
VTHICK@...
Jul 27, 2003 12:24 am
Hi, If you read Acres USA you will that fish and seaweed as a foliar fed product is used quite abit and if you are in New England I could help you with this...
We have had good luck with Cedar oil but it's a pain to get because it is made in a still Charley Taplin might know a source Paquin Family Farm ... From:...
